Sultan's Armed Forces Museum

Sultan's Armed Forces Museum
The Seal of Royal Armed Forces of Oman
Established 1988
Location Al Mujamma Street, Bayt al Falaj, Ruwi, Oman
Type Military history museum.
Director Ministry of Defence

The Sultan's Armed Forces Museum is a military history museum, located in the 150-year-old Bait Al Falaj Fort, once the headquarters for Sultan Said bin Sultan's Armed Forces,[1] located on Al Mujamma Street, in the Ruwi area near Muscat, Oman.[2]

The museum has an extensive collection related to Oman's military history, national conflicts; with displays of weapons (such as guns and cannons), service uniforms, an external display of military vehicles, military music instruments, medals and even an jet aircraft ejector seat and a parachute on display.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Worrall, James J. (2013). State Building and Counter Insurgency in Oman: Political, Military and Diplomatic Relations at the End of Empire. I.B.Tauris. p. XVII. ISBN 9781848856349. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Armed Forces Museum in Oman". www.memphistours.com. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sultan's Armed Forces Museum". Omanet.om. Retrieved January 18, 2009.

Coordinates: 23°36′35″N 58°32′45″E / 23.6096°N 58.5459°E / 23.6096; 58.5459

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